You don't have to be a genius to play games at MIT (not MIT affiliated)

**the door to the building gets locked somewhere between 6:30-7:00, but for the 1st 15 minutes we will have someone posted at the door to let people in. If you arrive later than that, it should be easy to get in as there is a lot of foot traffic of people coming and going. If you can't get in just call Ben, at[masked] or Becki at[masked]

From the T:Take the red-line to Kendall Square station.

If you're coming outbound (from Park Street), exit at the gates at the front of the train. Cross the street. (The street will be behind you if you take the escalator.) Proceed behind the T entrance on the other side to the street behind. Building E25 is the brick building across the street.

If you're coming inbound (from Central Square), exit at the gates at the rear of the train. Take the stairs or elevator straight up. Proceed to the street in front of you. Building E25 is the brick building across the street.

Driving directions from Mass Ave.:If you are coming from Boston or Memorial Drive, take a right at the first right past Memorial Drive. This is Vassar Street.If you are coming from Cambridge and points west, take a left onto Vassar Street. This will be past Central Square about 2 blocks before the river. If you get to the river, you've gone too far.

From Vassar, take the first right onto Main Street. Go through two signals then turn right onto Hayward. You may park in the parking lot on the right side of Hayward. A MIT parking permit is NOT required in the evening, but please do not park in the spaces marked Medical. Exit the parking lot at the rear (opposite from where you entered). Building E25 will be directly across the street.

We're about:

Welcome to Beantown Gamers! We are a casual group of people who enjoy playing board games. We play everything from light Euros and strategy games, to word games and party games.

We have a TERRIFIC space for games steps from the Kendall Square T, with easy parking, and lots of room to spread out in. Our meetups happen once a week (alternating Mondays and Wednesdays), from 7:00 pm until 11:00 pm or later.

Our group has been running since 2006, and at this point we have a pretty large crowd of regulars. A lot of people come once every few weeks, and we don't require RSVPs, so the RSVP list is often much smaller than our actual attendance. Don't be discouraged if you only see a few people signed up. We expect about 20-30 people at most of our meetups.

We play whatever people bring, which typically includes a lot of Euros -- but people of all preferences and experience levels are welcome! Games that have seen a lot of play recently include 7 Wonders, Settlers of Catan (of course), Bang, Race for the Galaxy, King of Tokyo, Libertalia, Shadows over Camelot, Tribune, Tzolkin, Hansa Teutonica, Egizia, Silk Road, Ora et Labora, and various other of Uwe Rosenberg's, Super Big Boggle, 25 Words or Less, Game of Things, and (of course) Cards Against Humanity. As you can see, there is a pretty big variety, and with multiple games going at once there's something for every taste. A few of our regular attendees bring about 20-30 games between them, so there's always a lot to choose from. But if you have a game you like, just bring it with you!

Feel free to email with any questions -- we hope to see you at a meetup soon.